This is indeed worse in 14.+, old thread but still an issue. I cannot remap or disable this shortcut at all. There are several over shortcuts I've had similar issues so I do agree that there seems to be some issues in the Compiz unity plugin.
dconf-edit does nothing to fix the problem and even shows that the shortcut has changed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/874734 Title: Alt-Backtick Keyboard Shortcut Can Not Be Disabled Status in Unity: Confirmed Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The 'Alt-Backtick' shortcut for the app switcher is interfering with my other applications. How can I disable this without disabling all of Unity? The Atl-Backtick key combination is commonly used in Emacs, Emacs is rendered unusable with Unity intercepting this key combo. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/874734/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp